Allocation Of Free Runs/Hared Run Credits For Hares

Standard Run
This is a run where the hares do not provide food, shirts or any significant sponsorship. Up to 2 free run credits will be given to hares and up to 4 hares will receive hare credit.

Themed Run
If the hares intend to provide shirts or significant sponsorship they should inform the committee in advance for approval of extra free runs and hare credits. If approved the hares may receive up to 4 free runs and 8 hare credits.

Any other exceptional cases, such as Oktoberfest/Aussie Day Run where sponsorship by the hares is significantly in excess of normal, to be considered on its own individual merits by the committee before the run but with an absolute maximum of 8 free runs and 8 hare credits.

To increase the limits, please submit your request to mismanagement for approval. A request for an increase must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the date of your run.

If additional hares need to be added to the hare line, the Hare Raiser must be notified of the additional hares at least 7 days prior to the date of your run.

If you intend to provide food, other than A-Site snacks, you must notify mismanagement at least 7 days prior to the date of your run. This is so we can notify VV his pay as you eat BBQ won't be needed for the run.

NOTE: A-Site snack budget is is 800B during the low season and 1,000B for high season runs. The higher budget amount will also apply to PH3 special runs where we expect to have a high no. of signups. Low season begins the run after Songkran and high season begins the 1st run in October. Receipts are required.

Hare Responsibilties

• Details of your run, including written directions and the GPS Co-ordinates of your A site should be given to the Webmaster ideally at least 14 days, but no less than 7 days prior to the run.
• If you are reusing a previous A-Site, just give us the run number and where you plan to put your HHH signs. Please give as exact as possible distances to your HHH signs.
• When selecting A-Sites, hares should take care to ensure that normal passenger cars can access the site and there is room to park at the site.
• Once the A-Site is published, you are strongly advised not to change.
• If you cannot lay your run on your selected date, it is your responsibility to make alternatative arrangements or swap your run with someone else and inform the GM and the Hare Raiser.
• It is advisable to check the A-Sites Past And Future map of known A-Sites for future hash runs. Please coordinate with the other hares if you see a possible conflict with your choice of A-Site.
• Please notifiy mismanagement if you require space on the baht bus to transport food and supplies for your run.

Paper Laying Guidelines

• The hanging of minimal amounts of paper strips instead of copious amounts of shredded paper lessens the impact on the environment and helps in the cleaning up after a run.
• Another alternative is to use a mix of hanging and shredded paper, but only enough to mark the trail and ensure you do not lose anyone. When using hanging paper, please do not staple it to the trunks of trees, fold it over a branch or wrap it around some tall grass and then staple only the paper.
• Please avoid crossing through crop fields. If there is no other alternative, set trail along the edge of the field, but not through it.
• Due to the heavy use of the Khao Mai Kaew area for hash trails, hares will need to remove all paper after your run in that area.
• Hanging Paper is stapled to leaves or wrapped around a thin branch then stapled through the paper. Try to avoid stapling to tree trunks.
  It is easy to see and is easily cleaned up if someone else wishes to lay a run in the same area at a later date.
  When hanging paper, if it is printed, hang the printed side facing the oncoming runners. It is a good indication they are heading in the right direction.
• Shredded paper can also be used to mark the trail, but is much harder to clean up later.
  A good handful of shredded paper should also be left under checks so true trail can be marked away from the check.
• Checks are generally painted red and laid on the ground in a cross. As previously mentioned, leave some shredded paper under it.
  You can paint the check any color you like so long as it is easily visible. It is also useful to paint the entire stick so it can't be placed upside down and look like any other stick laying on the ground.
  A quick spray of the sticks once placed on the ground will show there was a check in place on the off chance that it gets disturbed prior to the run.
  Also be wary of where you place your checks so they are less likely to be run over by trail bikes, farm vehicles, or washed away in heavy rain.
• False trails are placed down tracks leading away from checks. On discovering an FT the runner then returns to the check and continues looking for true trail.
  FT's are sticks laid on the ground to fashion the letters F and T and are painted either red or blue, or whatever color you desire.
• Backchecks are very useful for reigning in the FRB's and are laid parallel to each other on the ground. Painting them a different color can help to stop any confusion about what type of check it is. Generally blue is used and again, a quick spray after laying it on the ground will show that it was there.
  Try not to make backchecks too long.
  It is recommended the paper marking true trail off a backcheck is within 5 - 20 m of the trail to the backcheck mark.
• If you wish to have both a runners and walkers trail, the easiest way to acheive that is to put a split in the trail.
  The split is marked with sticks painted "W" and an "R" and arrows pointing in the appropriate direction. It also recommended to use different color hanging paper for a short distance on the walker's trail to differentiate the trails.
  Be careful with the placement of the split to avoid walkers seeing the runners after a split and attempting to shortcut the trail, thereby missing the split.
• Within a few hundred meters of the A-Site paint ON IN, Beer Near, or some other clever statement on the ground to indicate the trail is almost finished.
• NEVER paint hard surfaces such as rocks, trees, and/or roads.

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